Earlier today, the National Hockey League Department of Player Safety held a hearing for the incident where Kurtis Gabriel hit Nolan Patrick from behind in the first period in last night’s 3-6 loss suffered by the New Jersey Devils. The decision was announced this afternoon: Gabriel is suspended for one game for that incident. In part of this news, Joey Anderson has been recalled from Binghamton. I think this is a fair call. Gabriel went straight for Patrick’s back and drilled him into the boards. It was a predatory and reckless hit. In the game, the refs thought something similar...

Trade deadline day... The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (24-30-8) versus the Montreal Canadiens (33-22-7). The Time: 7:00 PM The Broadcast: MSG+ Moves: The New Jersey Devils made a couple of intra-team moves yesterday that will affect the lineup for tonight’s game. Joey Anderson and Brett Seney were sent down to Binghamton, and Nathan Bastian and Michael McLeod were recalled. I have been waiting for Brett Seney to get sent down for awhile, as he has been quite ineffective at the NHL level. McLeod and Bastian will likely give our fourth line a bit of a jolt, if nothing else, as they will have...